When the Warriors need posters and cards printed for the big game, they choose JP Graphics. We’re proud to print for the Warriors!
“We really need the posters on Monday for the game, so if you can get your people working on the posters this weekend, that would be great! Let me know and I can work out the details for delivery to Oracle for Monday morning.” JP Graphics will work through the weekend to get your rush print order out the door and delivered. More about our delivery services.
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JP Graphics is a certified woman-owned business, and one of the first certified Green Businesses in Santa Clara, CA. Santa Clara city staff interviewed Joan Escover, President of JP Graphics.
City Staff: Why did you decide to pursue the Green Business Certification?
Escover: One, I am an avid recycler and I always have been. But really, I started out with the solar panels. I installed them because of the incentives. This program was a no brainer for me. Also, we do a lot of printing for the City of Milpitas, which requires 40% post-consumer recycled paper, so it was a logical thing to buy and start carrying it for everyone. All papers we use here at JP Graphics have minimum 10% recycled content, all the way up to 100%.
City Staff: Was it an easy process to go through?
Escover: Yes. I’ve been certified for about 6 or 7 years now. From what I remember, it went into everything from your faucets to your lightbulbs to what kind of car your employees are driving. So, I remember it feeling like a lot at first, but it was actually easy once I started checking things off.
City Staff: What piece of advice would you give to an organization that is considering becoming Green Certified?
Escover: First of all, I think anyone that owns the building that they’re in needs to install solar panels on the roof. If you’re not taking advantage of the available rebates, you’re really missing out on an opportunity. See the image above of the JP Graphics solar panels that provide the energy needs for our factory floor and offices in Santa Clara, CA.
City Staff: What aspect of the certification was the easiest for you?
Escover: Definitely the recycling of papers, but actually, the solar panels. During that economic downturn in ’08, I used every bit of knowledge I had just to stay in business. One of the things I did was put solar panels on this building, which was hard for my employees to understand give our financial situation, but in the end it helped us stay in business because of the rebates.
City Staff: How much of your energy needs do your solar panels provide you?
Escover: My bills were cut in half. On a summer’s day I would say we produce about 75% of our electricity needs with our solar panels. Since we don’t work weekends, it goes back to the grid, and then I get a check because I’m selling back that energy.
Looking for a Green Printing Company? You’ve come to the right place.Contact us to get a price quote on your project!
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We’ve added a brand new print & finish solution to our shop floor. It’s the Horizon CRF-362 Auto Creaser and Folder.
It allows JP Graphics to expand our high quality print services for restaurant menus, laminated product sheets, bound books and more! No more cracking, even on heavy card stock. Here are the benefits of our new machine:
1.For Sharp Creasing and Folding – Suitable for Creasing covers, restaurant menus, greeting cards, and laminated sheets. The impact creaser avoids cracking on digitally-printed applications.
2. For High Quality Perfect Binding – High quality creasing helps to produce high quality perfect bound books. Spine, hinge and flap crease can be properly produced by selecting up or down creasing.
3. High Quality Folding – Two fold knives are equipped for high quality folding even on heavy stocks. Creasing the sheet avoids cracking even when folding digitally-printed applications. DOWNLOAD THE PRODUCT PDF.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LAST YEAR’S ( 2017) WINNERS!
Click here to view the nine 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards winners including Lisette Cervano, HoneyBook, winner of the program’s most prestigious award, The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence!
PLEASE NOMINATE!
Please nominate! Spreading the word is important, but nominating Admins you know or have worked with is equally important. Remember Sponsors and Event Partners, it is completely appropriate for you to nominate Admins you have worked with and a wonderful way to show them how much you appreciate their work.
New Xerox Color 1000i Press Helps JP Graphics Bring Metallic Gold and Silver to Silicon Valley
Leading Silicon Valley print provider JP Graphics has acquired a Xerox Color 1000i Press to help drive growth in digital printing of specialty products, packaging and greeting cards. The JP Graphics system includes the press’s optional fifth toner station for printing clear and gold and silver metallic toners to generate effects that can add value.
“The Color Press 1000i will enable JP Graphics to grow through quick-turn, high-quality digital prints on demand,” said Joan Escover, president, JP Graphics. “We added the clear dry ink along with gold and silver metallic inks to the system so we can offer the widest range of products and choices to our customers.”
JP Graphics also plans to engage Xerox for help in developing the new business offerings and in building a new digital storefront.
The new press was delivered with a Xerox® EX-P 1000i Print Server, Powered by EFI Fiery®, on Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. “Xerox was incredible,” Escover said, describing the installation. “Xerox worked through the weekend to get it fully operational and generating new revenue to JP Graphics on Monday.”
The Color Xerox 1000i Press provides the industry’s first capability to print with metallic gold and silver dry inks, along with optimal quality, productivity and press availability to meet most every digital printing need. Print speeds are as fast as 100 ppm, print resolution is 2,400 x 2,400 dpi, and substrates range to 350 gsm, including a wide range of synthetics, polyesters and other specialty media.
JP Graphics, based in Santa Clara, Calif., provides a complete range of printing services for businesses in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Services include digital, offset and large format printing; in-house bindery; pre-press; and production of tradeshow and event materials. Founded in 1998, JP Graphics has more than 40 employees.
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JP Graphics in Santa Clara, CA recently installed the powerful new Protopic™ Auto-540 Dual digital foil and lamination machine. It packs a formidable list of abilities, including single-sided laminating, single-sided SHR™ (Silver Halide Replacement), spot Sleeking™, and metallic foil fusing.
Here are some exciting new capabilities for your printed materials:
foil stamp inline digitally and then laminate too
foil stamp folders and then ZUND die-cut out to any shape.
foil stamp all save the dates – wedding invites and such… even magnets
Contact Us Now for a tour of our Santa Clara, CA commercial printing facility.
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What works best – printed or digital communication?
Your company uses both printed marketing pieces and digital communication across different media and channels. Some examples are printed mailers and the digital information on your website.
Do our brains respond differently to printed and digital messages? The world’s first neuromarketing study carried out by Ipsos, Nourons Inc. and PostNord has for the first time directly shown how our brains respond to printed and digital messages.
Printed advertisements create greater emotional commitment than digital advertising.
Source: Behind the mind, Postnord
The study was conducted in Denmark and Sweden, and looked at 100 people in both countries. The answer is unequivocal: Printed advertisements create greater emotional commitment than digital advertising.
Combining printed and digital media is the answer
However, printed advertisements cannot stand alone. The neuromarketing study very clearly showed that the combination of printed and digital advertising has a bigger impact than either one media or the other. By far the best effect is achieved by choosing printed media first, and then following up with digital advertising.
Printed media plays an important role in your brand message
The survey also showed that people find it easier to focus on printed advertising. Digital media create more stress than printed media, which is why messages in digital media are often subconsciously ignored. In combination however, the two media are second to none, and it has been established once and for all – that printed media plays an important role in communicating your brand message.
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Michael has a 4-year degree in Lithography and Commercial Printing from Copenhagen, Denmark, and is celebrating his 30th anniversary in the industry this year!
Like Joan, Michael got in to the printing industry by chance, ended up getting the “printing bug” and never left.
As our new General Manager, Michael will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations at JP Graphics, in order for Joan to focus on sales and networking. He is fluent in English and Danish, (as well as conversational German) and specializes in team building and business management.
Michael’s career has encompassed many things, including production management, consulting, sales, and marketing. He was also a product manager for a large press manufacturer. Making him a perfect fit for managing operations at JP Graphics.
In his spare time, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, where arts and crafts have high priority; including painting, sculptures, and music. He also enjoys cooking organic meals with his wife!
His favorite get-away? Casting a line in the water, camping, and hiking with his bloodhound.
We’re glad to have you on the team Michael, and are looking forward to seeing your creative talents put to use as we move into our 20th year in business!
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JP Graphics is a proud Event Partner for the Bay Area Admin Awards!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 WINNERS!
Click here to view the nine 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards winners including Lisette Cervano, HoneyBook, winner of the program’s most prestigious award, The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence!
CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY
Pictures from the 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards, captured by Oh Snap! Visuals can be accessed here: Photo Gallery.
Having trouble accessing the photo gallery? It’s likely to be a result of your company’s firewall (help, IT!). Try viewing on a personal mobile device or forwarding to a personal email address you can check from home later if you have trouble now.
WATCH OUR DANCERS & LIP SYNCER’S
Click here for instant access to the video tribute that opened the awards gala featuring program finalists’, supervisors and coworkers lip syncing and dancing to Taking Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
Help us spread the word about the Admin Awards program! Simply click here to receive updates and notifications for the 2018 program.
JOIN THE SILICON VALLEY ADMIN AWARDS ON FACEBOOK
Follow us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on what’s happening at the Admin Awards.
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Joan Escover, founder and owner of JP Graphics was recently featured as part of a month-long campaign from the Silicon Valley Organization #SVOWomen campaign. Check it out and read about some of the amazing business women that happen to also be SVO members and staff. Recently, local small business owner Joan Escover was featured. She is an amazing business woman, runs JP Graphics and is highly involved withThe Silicon Valley Organization. Read excerpts from the article:
How long has your business been a part of TheSVO?:
10 years
Why is it important to your business to be a part of The SVO?
I enjoy the networking AND more importantly the education – especially the Monthly Breakfasts … really helps in your ability to know what is going on in Silicon Valley.
What was your first job like?
I got my first job at Wendy’s on my 16th Birthday. I have never worked that hard again. But you do appreciate working with the public and what its like to clean up after someone who doesn’t care … So I teach my children to CARE and be respectful of everyone’s things.
Describe your current job.
I run a large printing company that covers the whole realm of print – from digital to offset to specialty finishing like foils and letterpress. We have 45 employees that are true craftsmen, and I am proud to be a woman-owned business in a male-dominated industry.
What has been a career high point for you thus far?
Surviving the Dot.com Bust. A LOT of printers didn’t. I used every bit of my education and resources to stay alive and it has paid off .
What words of advice can you share for other professional women working in the Silicon Valley
Support one another. From a Yelp review, to a referral, to just be listening support. We make the best sales team because we are fair and have great follow-through.
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Holding a letterpress print is a completely different experience than holding a digital or offset print. Run your finger over the surface and you can see and feel the embossment of the letters; feel the substantial weight and rich surface of the paper and experience quality that speaks of high craftsmanship, of elegance and the revival of a lost art.
There are reasons that, 30 years ago, letterpress almost disappeared. This kind of printing is fussy. To print books and small matter, you arrange blocks of metal type in a press to spell out words; headlines or posters often use large type cut from wood. A letterpress then pushes paper down onto the blocks, which have been covered with a thin layer of ink. You wind up with inky fingers and aching muscles. And it’s impossible to achieve completely consistent results.
But for every degree of difficulty, there’s an equal measure of aesthetic appeal. Martha Stewart was among the first to highlight this as letterpress faded, and clamored for its revival. In the 1990s, her lifestyle empire extolled the handcrafted look and feel of letterpress work, especially for wedding invitations. Stewart’s outlets tended to feature prints with a deep relief, known as debossing, which photographs well at an angle in a shallow depth of field. You can feel the impression with your eyes. (Embossing raises paper towards the reader, pressing up from underneath.) Photo credit: Adrian Harrison.
Have a project you’d like to share with us? Get a quotefrom JP for your letterpress artisanal print project. You will be pleasantly surprised!
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Do you know of a small business that can benefit from this unique, free business training opportunity slated to begin this summer? The nominations deadline is June 30, 2017, so please take a minute to see how you can help support small business and the vitality of our inner cities. JP Graphics is a proud alumni of the ICCC Program.
ICCC is a national program that helps small businesses in low-income areas – or with a majority of employees who live in low income areas — build capacity for sustainable growth. The program provides:
-12 hours of training in strategy, sales & marketing, talent management and small business finance
– virtual training sessions over a several month period
– one-on-one coaching with experts in small business finance and operations
– direct access to providers of capital
Along with Janet Liang, President, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and the Oakland Thrives Leadership Council, I invite you to nominate businesses that you think might benefit from the program. Please find more details about this free training on the ICCC Oakland website.
To nominate a small business (or self-nominate), email the nominating form directly to Hyacinth Vassell or nominate online at http://icic.org/inner-city-capital-connections/nominate-apply/ ICCC will follow up with every business that is nominated to be sure the program is a good fit for them and answer all their questions. All we need are nominations!
Feel free to share this information with others who may have ideas about businesses that could benefit.
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We’re proud to announce our latest Employee of the Month, Claudia Rubio in Bindery!
Claudia was selected because she is the definition of an outstanding employee and a perfect fit for our team.
Claudia is:
Reliable – and always there, and will stay until the job is done
Talented – she knows all the machinery and print bindery processes
Quality Oriented – she always checks and double checks her work
Claudia is known for going above and beyond, and is very fast and efficient! You can tell from her smile that she loves what she does, and her strong work ethic shows she takes pride in her job and with JP Graphics!
Thank you Claudia, for a job well done, we’re lucky to have you as a part of the JP Graphics team!
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We’re Proud to Print for the Warriors!
NewsWhen the Warriors need posters and cards printed for the big game, they choose JP Graphics. We’re proud to print for the Warriors!
“We really need the posters on Monday for the game, so if you can get your people working on the posters this weekend, that would be great! Let me know and I can work out the details for delivery to Oracle for Monday morning.” JP Graphics will work through the weekend to get your rush print order out the door and delivered. More about our delivery services.
Watch the video below to see posters rolling.
JP Graphics is a Proud Certified Green Business
Green Printing, NewsJP Graphics is a certified woman-owned business, and one of the first certified Green Businesses in Santa Clara, CA. Santa Clara city staff interviewed Joan Escover, President of JP Graphics.
City Staff: Why did you decide to pursue the Green Business Certification?
Escover: One, I am an avid recycler and I always have been. But really, I started out with the solar panels. I installed them because of the incentives. This program was a no brainer for me. Also, we do a lot of printing for the City of Milpitas, which requires 40% post-consumer recycled paper, so it was a logical thing to buy and start carrying it for everyone. All papers we use here at JP Graphics have minimum 10% recycled content, all the way up to 100%.
City Staff: Was it an easy process to go through?
Escover: Yes. I’ve been certified for about 6 or 7 years now. From what I remember, it went into everything from your faucets to your lightbulbs to what kind of car your employees are driving. So, I remember it feeling like a lot at first, but it was actually easy once I started checking things off.
City Staff: What piece of advice would you give to an organization that is considering becoming Green Certified?
Escover: First of all, I think anyone that owns the building that they’re in needs to install solar panels on the roof. If you’re not taking advantage of the available rebates, you’re really missing out on an opportunity. See the image above of the JP Graphics solar panels that provide the energy needs for our factory floor and offices in Santa Clara, CA.
City Staff: What aspect of the certification was the easiest for you?
Escover: Definitely the recycling of papers, but actually, the solar panels. During that economic downturn in ’08, I used every bit of knowledge I had just to stay in business. One of the things I did was put solar panels on this building, which was hard for my employees to understand give our financial situation, but in the end it helped us stay in business because of the rebates.
City Staff: How much of your energy needs do your solar panels provide you?
Escover: My bills were cut in half. On a summer’s day I would say we produce about 75% of our electricity needs with our solar panels. Since we don’t work weekends, it goes back to the grid, and then I get a check because I’m selling back that energy.
Looking for a Green Printing Company? You’ve come to the right place. Contact us to get a price quote on your project!
JP Graphics adds Horizon Creaser Folder to Expand Print Solutions
NewsWe’ve added a brand new print & finish solution to our shop floor. It’s the Horizon CRF-362 Auto Creaser and Folder.
It allows JP Graphics to expand our high quality print services for restaurant menus, laminated product sheets, bound books and more! No more cracking, even on heavy card stock. Here are the benefits of our new machine:
1.For Sharp Creasing and Folding – Suitable for Creasing covers, restaurant menus, greeting cards, and laminated sheets. The impact creaser avoids cracking on digitally-printed applications.
2. For High Quality Perfect Binding – High quality creasing helps to produce high quality perfect bound books. Spine, hinge and flap crease can be properly produced by selecting up or down creasing.
3. High Quality Folding – Two fold knives are equipped for high quality folding even on heavy stocks. Creasing the sheet avoids cracking even when folding digitally-printed applications. DOWNLOAD THE PRODUCT PDF.
JP Graphics Sponsors Silicon Valley Admin Awards for 2018!
NewsJP Graphics is a proud sponsor of the Silicon Valley Admin Awards for 2018!
Administrative Professionals in Silicon Valley Are Finally Getting The Recognition They Deserve.
Nominations Are Now Open! Click here.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LAST YEAR’S ( 2017) WINNERS!
Click here to view the nine 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards winners including Lisette Cervano, HoneyBook, winner of the program’s most prestigious award, The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence!
PLEASE NOMINATE!
Please nominate! Spreading the word is important, but nominating Admins you know or have worked with is equally important. Remember Sponsors and Event Partners, it is completely appropriate for you to nominate Admins you have worked with and a wonderful way to show them how much you appreciate their work.
AWARDS TAKE PLACE APRIL 26, 2018| DURING ADMIN WEEK | 6-9 PM AT SANTA CLARA CONVENTION CENTER
Click Here to Visit The Silicon Valley Admin Award Website Shown Below.
JP Graphics Offers Metallics with New Xerox Press
NewsNew Xerox Color 1000i Press Helps JP Graphics Bring Metallic Gold and Silver to Silicon Valley
Leading Silicon Valley print provider JP Graphics has acquired a Xerox Color 1000i Press to help drive growth in digital printing of specialty products, packaging and greeting cards. The JP Graphics system includes the press’s optional fifth toner station for printing clear and gold and silver metallic toners to generate effects that can add value.
“The Color Press 1000i will enable JP Graphics to grow through quick-turn, high-quality digital prints on demand,” said Joan Escover, president, JP Graphics. “We added the clear dry ink along with gold and silver metallic inks to the system so we can offer the widest range of products and choices to our customers.”
JP Graphics also plans to engage Xerox for help in developing the new business offerings and in building a new digital storefront.
The new press was delivered with a Xerox® EX-P 1000i Print Server, Powered by EFI Fiery®, on Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving. “Xerox was incredible,” Escover said, describing the installation. “Xerox worked through the weekend to get it fully operational and generating new revenue to JP Graphics on Monday.”
The Color Xerox 1000i Press provides the industry’s first capability to print with metallic gold and silver dry inks, along with optimal quality, productivity and press availability to meet most every digital printing need. Print speeds are as fast as 100 ppm, print resolution is 2,400 x 2,400 dpi, and substrates range to 350 gsm, including a wide range of synthetics, polyesters and other specialty media.
JP Graphics, based in Santa Clara, Calif., provides a complete range of printing services for businesses in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Services include digital, offset and large format printing; in-house bindery; pre-press; and production of tradeshow and event materials. Founded in 1998, JP Graphics has more than 40 employees.
For more information please contact us.
JP Graphics Installs Digital Foil and Lamination Machine
NewsJP Graphics in Santa Clara, CA recently installed the powerful new Protopic™ Auto-540 Dual digital foil and lamination machine. It packs a formidable list of abilities, including single-sided laminating, single-sided SHR™ (Silver Halide Replacement), spot Sleeking™, and metallic foil fusing.
Here are some exciting new capabilities for your printed materials:
Contact Us Now for a tour of our Santa Clara, CA commercial printing facility.
Download a PDF with complete specifications of the Protopic™ Auto-540 Dual machine.
Printed or Digital Communication? Behind the Mind
Printed MediaWhat works best – printed or digital communication?
Your company uses both printed marketing pieces and digital communication across different media and channels. Some examples are printed mailers and the digital information on your website.
Do our brains respond differently to printed and digital messages? The world’s first neuromarketing study carried out by Ipsos, Nourons Inc. and PostNord has for the first time directly shown how our brains respond to printed and digital messages.
Printed advertisements create greater emotional commitment than digital advertising.
Source: Behind the mind, Postnord
The study was conducted in Denmark and Sweden, and looked at 100 people in both countries. The answer is unequivocal: Printed advertisements create greater emotional commitment than digital advertising.
Combining printed and digital media is the answer
However, printed advertisements cannot stand alone. The neuromarketing study very clearly showed that the combination of printed and digital advertising has a bigger impact than either one media or the other. By far the best effect is achieved by choosing printed media first, and then following up with digital advertising.
Printed media plays an important role in your brand message
The survey also showed that people find it easier to focus on printed advertising. Digital media create more stress than printed media, which is why messages in digital media are often subconsciously ignored. In combination however, the two media are second to none, and it has been established once and for all – that printed media plays an important role in communicating your brand message.
Source: Behind the Mind, PostNord
Interested in using Printed Media? Contact us at JP Graphics in Santa Clara. We excel at printed media!
Meet Michael Iburg, JP Graphics New General Manager
NewsJP Graphics new General Manager, Michael Iburg.
Like Joan, Michael got in to the printing industry by chance, ended up getting the “printing bug” and never left.
Michael’s career has encompassed many things, including production management, consulting, sales, and marketing. He was also a product manager for a large press manufacturer. Making him a perfect fit for managing operations at JP Graphics.
In his spare time, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, where arts and crafts have high priority; including painting, sculptures, and music. He also enjoys cooking organic meals with his wife!
His favorite get-away? Casting a line in the water, camping, and hiking with his bloodhound.
We’re glad to have you on the team Michael, and are looking forward to seeing your creative talents put to use as we move into our 20th year in business!
The 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards is a WRAP!
NewsJP Graphics is a proud Event Partner for the Bay Area Admin Awards!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 WINNERS!
Click here to view the nine 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards winners including Lisette Cervano, HoneyBook, winner of the program’s most prestigious award, The Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence!
CHECK OUT THE PHOTO GALLERY
Pictures from the 2017 San Francisco Bay Area Admin Awards, captured by Oh Snap! Visuals can be accessed here: Photo Gallery.
Having trouble accessing the photo gallery? It’s likely to be a result of your company’s firewall (help, IT!). Try viewing on a personal mobile device or forwarding to a personal email address you can check from home later if you have trouble now.
WATCH OUR DANCERS & LIP SYNCER’S
Click here for instant access to the video tribute that opened the awards gala featuring program finalists’, supervisors and coworkers lip syncing and dancing to Taking Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
Help us spread the word about the Admin Awards program! Simply click here to receive updates and notifications for the 2018 program.
JOIN THE SILICON VALLEY ADMIN AWARDS ON FACEBOOK
Follow us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on what’s happening at the Admin Awards.
JP Graphics – Proud Sponsor of “Bridge the Gap” Benefit Concert
Events, NewsJoan Escover Featured in Silicon Valley Organization Campaign
NewsJoan Escover, founder and owner of JP Graphics was recently featured as part of a month-long campaign from the Silicon Valley Organization #SVOWomen campaign. Check it out and read about some of the amazing business women that happen to also be SVO members and staff. Recently, local small business owner Joan Escover was featured. She is an amazing business woman, runs JP Graphics and is highly involved with The Silicon Valley Organization. Read excerpts from the article:
Name: Joan Escover
Company: JP Graphics, Inc.
Profession: Printer/Communications Professional
How long has your business been a part of TheSVO?:
10 years
Why is it important to your business to be a part of The SVO?
I enjoy the networking AND more importantly the education – especially the Monthly Breakfasts … really helps in your ability to know what is going on in Silicon Valley.
What was your first job like?
I got my first job at Wendy’s on my 16th Birthday. I have never worked that hard again. But you do appreciate working with the public and what its like to clean up after someone who doesn’t care … So I teach my children to CARE and be respectful of everyone’s things.
Describe your current job.
I run a large printing company that covers the whole realm of print – from digital to offset to specialty finishing like foils and letterpress. We have 45 employees that are true craftsmen, and I am proud to be a woman-owned business in a male-dominated industry.
What has been a career high point for you thus far?
Surviving the Dot.com Bust. A LOT of printers didn’t. I used every bit of my education and resources to stay alive and it has paid off .
What words of advice can you share for other professional women working in the Silicon Valley
Support one another. From a Yelp review, to a referral, to just be listening support. We make the best sales team because we are fair and have great follow-through.
On August 26, 2017, Women’s Equality Day is celebrated across the nation.
Contact Joan Escover
JP Graphics – Letterpress Making a Comeback
NewsWhy Is Letterpress Making a Huge Comeback?
Holding a letterpress print is a completely different experience than holding a digital or offset print. Run your finger over the surface and you can see and feel the embossment of the letters; feel the substantial weight and rich surface of the paper and experience quality that speaks of high craftsmanship, of elegance and the revival of a lost art.
There are reasons that, 30 years ago, letterpress almost disappeared. This kind of printing is fussy. To print books and small matter, you arrange blocks of metal type in a press to spell out words; headlines or posters often use large type cut from wood. A letterpress then pushes paper down onto the blocks, which have been covered with a thin layer of ink. You wind up with inky fingers and aching muscles. And it’s impossible to achieve completely consistent results.
But for every degree of difficulty, there’s an equal measure of aesthetic appeal. Martha Stewart was among the first to highlight this as letterpress faded, and clamored for its revival. In the 1990s, her lifestyle empire extolled the handcrafted look and feel of letterpress work, especially for wedding invitations. Stewart’s outlets tended to feature prints with a deep relief, known as debossing, which photographs well at an angle in a shallow depth of field. You can feel the impression with your eyes. (Embossing raises paper towards the reader, pressing up from underneath.) Photo credit: Adrian Harrison.
Have a project you’d like to share with us? Get a quote from JP for your letterpress artisanal print project. You will be pleasantly surprised!
FREE Business Training from Inner City Capital Connections
NewsDo you know of a small business that can benefit from this unique, free business training opportunity slated to begin this summer? The nominations deadline is June 30, 2017, so please take a minute to see how you can help support small business and the vitality of our inner cities. JP Graphics is a proud alumni of the ICCC Program.
-12 hours of training in strategy, sales & marketing, talent management and small business finance
– virtual training sessions over a several month period
– one-on-one coaching with experts in small business finance and operations
– direct access to providers of capital
Along with Janet Liang, President, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, and the Oakland Thrives Leadership Council, I invite you to nominate businesses that you think might benefit from the program. Please find more details about this free training on the ICCC Oakland website.
To nominate a small business (or self-nominate), email the nominating form directly to Hyacinth Vassell or nominate online at http://icic.org/inner-city-capital-connections/nominate-apply/ ICCC will follow up with every business that is nominated to be sure the program is a good fit for them and answer all their questions. All we need are nominations!
Feel free to share this information with others who may have ideas about businesses that could benefit.
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NewsEmployee of the Month – Claudia Rubio at JP Graphics
NewsWe’re proud to announce our latest Employee of the Month, Claudia Rubio in Bindery!
Claudia was selected because she is the definition of an outstanding employee and a perfect fit for our team.
Claudia is:
Reliable – and always there, and will stay until the job is done
Talented – she knows all the machinery and print bindery processes
Quality Oriented – she always checks and double checks her work
Claudia is known for going above and beyond, and is very fast and efficient! You can tell from her smile that she loves what she does, and her strong work ethic shows she takes pride in her job and with JP Graphics!
Thank you Claudia, for a job well done, we’re lucky to have you as a part of the JP Graphics team!
Learn more about JP Graphics Bindery Services here.